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Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Boulder, United States

The 67 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Meati.

67companies tracked
$736Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
34have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TECH × BOULDER

Our analysis of 81 Food and Agriculture Tech companies

$13.5b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

81companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2016median founding year
70kcombined LinkedIn audience
74%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1Meati
Developer of fungi-based protein meats foods
$483M26 mo ago27Justin Whiteley
Co-founder and Senior Technical Advisor
Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+33Top 5M—
2Front Range Biosciences
Plant breeding platform offering services and hemp seeds
$48M76 mo ago45————
3AeroGarden
Indoor gardening solutions: AeroGardens, grow lights, seed kits, and accessories
$43M131 mo ago—Mike Wolfe
CEO & President
Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudSalesforce+22Top 500k—
4ARRYVED
Provider of point of sale and management solutions for beverage businesses
$28M60 mo ago93—WordPressSentryMySQL+32Top 500k—
5jack & annie’s
Manufacturer of plant-based meat alternatives including chicken, beef, and fish
$23M54 mo ago12—WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 5M—
6BDSA
Cannabis industry data analytics and business intelligence solutions provider
$18M82 mo ago41
41 → 74 (+80%)
Liz Stahura
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+16Top 10M—
7Perennial
Online platform for soil-based carbon estimation and removal
$18M49 mo ago39David Schurman
Co-Founder & CTO
———
8Green Chef
Provider of organic meal kit based on subscription
$16M134 mo ago300—Amazon WebstoreSentryZendesk+34Top 1M—
9AeroGrow International
Indoor gardening solutions: AeroGardens, grow lights, seed kits, and accessories
$15M173 mo ago40Mike Wolfe
President & CEO
———
10Next Frontier Biosciences
Breeding technology research for medical cannabis industry
$9M77 mo ago4————
11Jot
Internet first brand offering coffee
$7M11 mo ago16—Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+30Top 5M—
12Love The Wild Co.
Internet first brand of recipe meal boxes
$6M111 mo ago2————
13Tradiv
Marketplace for the wholesale cannabis industry
$4M121 mo ago6Aeron Sullivan
Co-Founder
———
14Mile High Organics
Premium US-grown hemp and hemp-derived CBD products producer, processor, and distributor
$3M151 mo ago—Steve Markowitz
Founder
———
15ēdn
Smart indoor gardens for effortless, year-round growing
$3M69 mo ago14—Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+41Top 5M—
16Good Karma Foods
Plant-based milk and dairy alternatives that are nutritious and delicious
$2M69 mo ago13—Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+34Top 10M—
17Phil's Fresh Foods
Internet first brand offering multi-category frozen food products
$2M206 mo ago—Philip Anson
Founder
———
18Shelfx
Provider of self-checkout and shelf management solutions for micro markets
$2M161 mo ago11————
19GrowRay
Manufacturer of LED grow lights for indoor farming
$2M76 mo ago4Erico Mattos
Co-Founder
———
20ChiaViva
Dairy-free pudding brand
$1M89 mo ago—Neal Luecking
Co-Founder
———
21Alpine Start Foods
Premium instant coffee and functional beverages for daily adventures
$1M83 mo ago7—Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+28Top 50M—
22Agribotix
Agriculture experts providing comprehensive information and resources for farmers and gardeners
$812K128 mo ago8—WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 10M—
23Geovisual Analytics
Drone based high resolution crop imaging and mapping
$495K21 mo ago8————
24Grownetics
Provider of smart farm design and precision yield analytics
$475K85 mo ago8Vincent Harkiewicz
CEO
———
25Deepgreen.ai
Sovereign platform for embedded AI, fostering innovation and European competitiveness
$285K101 mo ago—Colin Ferrian
Co-Founder & CEO
———
26Beemmunity
Provider of pesticide protection solutions to pollinators using microparticle detoxification
$250K63 mo ago2————
27Azara
Provider of compliance management solutions for the marijuana business industry
$250K88 mo ago9Kathryn Awada
Co-Founder & CEO
———
28RollinGreens
Manufacturer of snacks
$100K96 mo ago2Lindsey Cunningham
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+25Top 10M—

Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder

#1
Series A · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2019 · 16 employees
$7.1Mraised
▾

Internet first brand offering coffee. The platform offers a concentrated form of liquid coffee to prepare latte, americano, or espresso. The company claims that its products are made of organic coffee beans. It also offers coffee in subscription mode.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$8.6M
  • Jan 2023Series A$1.1M
  • Aug 2021Series A$6M
Investors
Whalebone Ventures, 77 Ventures, BFG
Tech stack
AddshoppersAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple PayCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#2
Series C · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2005 · 27 employees
$483Mraised
▾

Developer of fungi-based protein meats foods. It uses mycelium as food ingredient that grown indoor using only water, sugar, and nutrients. Its products, like cutlets and steaks, are made using a natural fermentation process that produces nutrient-dense, high-protein, high-fiber meat alternatives.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers — 36.1% of this cohort's audience · 49 engagements/post (1.9× cohort median)
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series C$222.4M
  • Dec 2023Angel—
  • Jun 2023Series C—
  • Jan 2023Series C$22M
Founders & team
Justin WhiteleyCo-founder and Senior Technical Advisor
Investors
Revolution, CPP Investments, Grosvenor, Wellington, Cultivate Next, Chipotle
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailApple PayAttentiveBazaarvoice ReviewsCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#3
Seed · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2010 · 8 employees
$495.2Kraised
▾

Geovisual Analytics provides drone and aircraft based high resolution imaging of high value crops through its propriety computer algorithm. It provides mapping, scheduling and yield mapping to its customers from the captured data. It provides quantitative maps of crop health, weed pressure, yield projection and growth stages. It has Microsoft and NASA in its list of customers.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$600K
  • Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$150K
  • May 2023Grant (prize money)$175K
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$200K
Investors
THRIVE, Taylor Farms, SVG Partners, AI Capital, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGoogle MapsDiviApache Http Server
#4
Deadpooled · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2015 · 45 employees
$48.3Mraised
▾

Plant breeding platform offering services and hemp seeds. The tools include tissue culturing, genetic assays, and marker assisted breeding that enables a grower to reduce crop loss due to pathogens and develop new strains of plants for commercial properties. The product offering include hemp seeds and nursing services.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Series B$18.7M
  • Sep 2019Series A$8.5M
  • Oct 2018Series A$15.9M
  • Jun 2017Seed$3M
Investors
New York Angels, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York, Intuitive Venture Partners, Salveo Capital, Phyto Partners, Sand Hill Angels
#5
Series B · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2015 · 93 employees
$27.9Mraised
▾

Provider of point of sale and management solutions for beverage businesses. The company delivers mobile point of sale, reporting, online ordering, and loyalty program tools. It offers contactless ordering, brewery management, and flexible ordering solutions. The business provides web solutions, payment processing, capital funding, and insurance coverage.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Series B$21.3M
  • Mar 2019Series A$4.8M
  • Feb 2018Seed$1M
  • Apr 2017Seed$700K
Investors
Tribe Capital, Foundry
Tech stack
Beaver BuilderBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDatadog
#6
Series A · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2018 · 39 employees
$18Mraised
▾

Online platform for soil-based carbon estimation and removal. It uses machine learning, ground observations, and satellite data to measure soil carbon. It tracks and estimates land-based emissions and sequestration through a combination of big data and industry-standard methods and helps in remote verification of soil carbon offsets.

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Series A$18M
  • Jun 2020Seed$6M
  • Seed—
Founders & team
David SchurmanCo-Founder & CTOOleksiy ZhukCo-Founder & CTOJack RoswellCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Temasek, Bloomberg, SineWave Ventures, Microsoft, Climate Capital, Rough Draft Ventures
#7
Series B · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2011 · 12 employees
$23Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of plant-based meat alternatives including chicken, beef, and fish. The company provides various jackfruit-based products such as tenders, patties, nuggets, wings, meatballs, and breakfast sausages. They also offer plant-based shaved steak, burgers, and fish fillets. The products are made from whole plants and are sources of protein and fiber.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series B$23M
Investors
Creadev, Wheatsheaf Group, Beta Angels, Desert Bloom, Invesco Mutual Fund
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorElfsightFacebook PixelGeneratepressGeneratepress Gp Premium
#8
Public · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2002
$43.3Mraised
▾

Indoor gardening solutions: AeroGardens, grow lights, seed kits, and accessories. This company provides innovative indoor gardening systems, including AeroGardens, LED grow lights, and a variety of seed kits and accessories. They offer a way to garden year-round, regardless of the season or outdoor space. Their product line includes various models to suit different needs and spaces, from compact tabletop gardens to larger systems. They also provide a mobile app for plant care assistance, offering tips and guidance. The company focuses on making gardening accessible to everyone, even those without a green thumb, by providing resources and support for beginners. They offer a range of support options, including product manuals, FAQs, and contact information. The website also features articles and guides on topics such as cleaning your AeroGarden, transplanting seedlings, and caring for specific plants. The company also offers a limited warranty and germination guarantee.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2015Conventional Debt$6M
  • Jul 2014Conventional Debt$4.5M
  • Apr 2013Post IPO$4M
  • Oct 2012Post IPO$1.3M
Founders & team
Mike WolfeCEO & President
Investors
Scotts Miracle-Gro
#9
Series B · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2015 · 41 employees
$18.2Mraised
▾

Cannabis industry data analytics and business intelligence solutions provider, offering comprehensive market intelligence for the cannabis industry. They provide retail sales tracking, sales enablement tools, consumer insights, and market forecasts. Their solutions help businesses understand market trends, optimize pricing and promotion strategies, and improve product development. They offer performance tracking, portfolio management, and support market expansion. They serve brands, retailers, investors, CPG, wellness, tobacco, beverage/alcohol, and hemp sectors. They provide actionable insights to drive profitability and increase revenues. Services include professional services, dispensary playbook, and market essentials. They offer online store, client login, book a demo, and subscription options.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 10.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Paradym Solutions, LLC) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Series B$7.6M
  • May 2018Series B$3.5M
  • Apr 2018Seed$2M
  • Jul 2017Seed$3.1M
Founders & team
Liz StahuraCo-FounderRoy BinghamCo-Founder and CEO
Investors
Canopy Ventures, KEY Investment Partners, Arcadian Capital, Entourage Effect Capital, GROWNEXOTICSCANNABIS
#10
Deadpooled · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2014 · 4 employees
$8.7Mraised
▾

Next Frontier Bio is a biotechnology company involved in the research and development related to breeding technology and processing of medical cannabis for the subsequent development of medicinal products. The company claims that it has formulated cannabinoid products that provide various benefits in the research as well as in the development of novel medicinal products for patients.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2020Series A$825.6K
  • Jan 2019Series A$2.9M
  • May 2017Seed$1.8M
  • Oct 2016Seed$850K
Investors
Intuitive Private Equity
#11
Public · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2002 · 40 employees
$15.1Mraised
▾

Indoor gardening solutions: AeroGardens, grow lights, seed kits, and accessories. This company provides innovative indoor gardening systems, including AeroGardens, LED grow lights, seed kits, and accessories, enabling year-round growing in the comfort of your home. They offer a variety of products, from compact tabletop gardens to larger systems, catering to both beginners and experienced gardeners. The company supports its customers with resources like product manuals, FAQs, and a mobile app for plant care assistance. They focus on making gardening accessible and convenient, even without a green thumb or dirt. They also provide tips and tricks for successful indoor gardening, covering topics such as cleaning, transplanting, pruning, and troubleshooting common issues. The company offers a limited warranty and germination guarantee, ensuring customer satisfaction.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2011Post IPO$1.4M
  • Sep 2010Post IPO$7M
  • Nov 2009Post IPO$6.7M
Founders & team
Mike WolfePresident & CEO
Investors
Ocean Ventures
Tech stack
HstsCloudflare
#12
Acquired · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2014 · 300 employees
$15.5Mraised
▾

Provider of organic meal kit based on subscription. The platform delivers perfectly measured ingredients for 6 gourmet meals (and recipe directions) weekly in a box. The meals are healthy and the ingredients are organic. The company claims that recipes can be cooked in 30 minutes or less.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2015Series A$15.5M
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Greenspring Associates, TA Ventures, #adm ventures
Tech stack
AdjustAmazon AdvertisingAmazon Web ServicesAmazon WebstoreApache TomcatApplovin

Funding & investor landscape

$736Mtotal disclosed funding
30companies funded
96disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
CanopyBoulder5 rounds
FoodBytes3 rounds
Intuitive Private Equity3 rounds
Arcadian Capital2 rounds
BFG2 rounds
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade2 rounds
GROWNEXOTICSCANNABIS2 rounds
HALLEY Venture Partners2 rounds
Innosphere2 rounds
KEY Investment Partners2 rounds

Notable founders

Justin Whiteley
Co-founder and Senior Technical Advisor · Meati
David Schurman
Co-Founder & CTO · Perennial
Oleksiy Zhuk
Co-Founder & CTO · Perennial
Mike Wolfe
CEO & President · AeroGarden
Liz Stahura
Co-Founder · BDSA
Roy Bingham
Co-Founder and CEO · BDSA
Aeron Sullivan
Co-Founder · Tradiv
Steve Markowitz
Founder · Mile High Organics
Michael Joseph
Founder & CEO · Mile High Organics
Erico Mattos
Co-Founder · GrowRay
Ivan Kruglak
Co-Founder · GrowRay
Neal Luecking
Co-Founder · ChiaViva
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,677,195 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Food and Agriculture Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Food Technology is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Food Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 4,142 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 17% → 34% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Cornell University153
  • Purdue University West Lafayette134
  • University of Georgia82
  • Michigan State University81
  • University of California, Davis79
leading researchers
David Julian McClements · Martin Wiedmann · Prabhu Pingali · Valquerizo, Pamela Cristina · Semakula, Henry Musoke · Liang, Song · McKune, Sarah Lindley · Mukwaya, Paul Isolo
▲ Breakthroughs283 · 7%
▲ 3%→7% share
▲2.3× share momentum0 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (3%→7% of field), led by Food safety.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food safety4→52
  • Food processing2→31
  • Food science1→13
  • Contamination1→12
  • Food products1→12
Newly emergingFood security 0→37 · Agriculture 0→30 · Production (economics) 0→21
Landmark Development of a Paper-Based Analytical Device for Colorimetric Detection of Select Foodborne Pathogens · 460 cites
◆ Advancements1,178 · 28%
▲ 19%→29% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations90% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (19%→29% of field), led by Food safety.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food safety16→214
  • Food processing12→174
  • Agriculture14→135
  • Production (economics)7→122
  • Food security3→117
Newly emergingSustainable agriculture 0→41 · Fermentation 0→40 · Food packaging 0→30
Landmark Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United States · 1,126 cites
▼ Concerns1,665 · 40%
▼ 52%→39% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (52%→39% of field), led by Food safety.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food safety56→397
  • Food security40→307
  • Agriculture35→233
  • Food processing54→215
  • Food systems28→180
Newly emergingFood insecurity 0→60 · Human health 0→37 · Risk assessment 0→23
Landmark Ultra‐processed products are becoming dominant in the global food system · 1,762 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where food tech is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

New York206 · +0.07
Hot · Food systemsAdvancing · Greenhouse gasOpportunity · Food wasteConcern · Livelihood
Boston121 · +0.04
Hot · AgricultureAdvancing · Food scienceOpportunity · Food supplyConcern · Sustainability
SF Bay Area101 · +0.05
Hot · Fermentation in food processingAdvancing · Food scienceOpportunity · Food productsConcern · Agriculture
Philadelphia35 · -0.05
Hot · Table (database)Advancing · Food safetyOpportunity · Stratified samplingConcern · Food insecurity
Chicago26 · +0.00
Hot · SodiumAdvancing · Food safetyOpportunity · Food productsConcern · Food insecurity
Los Angeles24 · +0.00
Hot · Food systemsOpportunity · Food insecurityConcern · Agriculture
Seattle24 · +0.13
Hot · Agricultural productivityAdvancing · Food securityOpportunity · Production (economics)Concern · Food processing
Atlanta23 · +0.05
Hot · Public healthOpportunity · Psychological interventionConcern · Food security
San Diego17 · +0.36
Hot · Novel foodAdvancing · Food productsOpportunity · Sustainability
Pittsburgh16 · -0.16
Hot · Food intakeOpportunity · Replication (statistics)Concern · Food safety
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing food tech patents in the United States

United States food tech patent filing is cooling — 817 filings from 475 assignees (2016–2025), led by Whirlpool, Sharkninja Operating, Provisur Technologies; annual filings 80→68.

817 filings475 assigneespeak 93/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Whirlpool185
  • Sharkninja Operating151
  • Provisur Technologies51
  • Smartwash Solutions39
  • SAFE Foods32
  • LYCO MFG32
  • Massachusetts INST Technology20
  • Island Oasis Frozen Cocktail18

Common questions

How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies are there in Boulder, United States?
Radar tracks 67 indexable Food and Agriculture Tech companies headquartered in Boulder, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder, United States?
The Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder, United States on this list have raised a combined $736M in disclosed equity funding across 30 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Boulder, United States?
Meati is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Boulder, United States, with $483M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder, United States are funded?
30 of the 67 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech unicorns are there in Boulder, United States?
None of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Boulder, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Boulder, United States Food and Agriculture Tech companies?
The most active investors in Boulder, United States Food and Agriculture Tech companies on this list include CanopyBoulder, FoodBytes, Intuitive Private Equity, Arcadian Capital, BFG.
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